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Population*: 1,814,468 (rank: 37) • Area: 24,230 sq.miles (rank: 41) • Pop. Density: 75/sq.mile (rank: 29)

Capital: Charleston • Became a state June 20, 1863 (#35)

State government website: www.wv.gov

Tourism website: www.wvcommerce.org/travel

Libraries with state information pages:

West Virginia State College
West Virginia Supreme Court State Law Library

*Population figures are Census Bureau July, 2008, estimates.

Author: Kathleen L. Amen • Email: kamen@stmarytx.edu
URL: http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/doc/us/states/wv.htm
Created: 2002 • last updated • links checked November, 2009

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